antisense
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Definition of antisense
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.
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noun
- The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.
adj
- (not-comparable)Of a strand of nucleic acid, complementary to a strand coding for RNA or protein.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentjō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English antisense From anti- + sense.
Words you can make from antisense
200+ playable · top: INSENSATE (9 pts)
Best play insensate 9 points8-letter words
6 words7-letter words
23 words- EASIEST 7 pts
- ENTASES 7 pts
- ENTASIS 7 pts
- ETESIAN 7 pts
- INANEST 7 pts
- INTENSE 7 pts
- NASTIES 7 pts
- NEATENS 7 pts
- SATEENS 7 pts
- SEITANS 7 pts
- SENATES 7 pts
- SENNETS 7 pts
- SENNITS 7 pts
- SENSATE 7 pts
- SESTINA 7 pts
- SESTINE 7 pts
- SIENNAS 7 pts
- SINNETS 7 pts
- STANINE 7 pts
- TANSIES 7 pts
- TENNESI 7 pts
- TENNIES 7 pts
- TISANES 7 pts
6-letter words
40 words- ANENST 6 pts
- ANISES 6 pts
- ASSENT 6 pts
- EASIES 6 pts
- ENATES 6 pts
- INANES 6 pts
- INNATE 6 pts
- INSANE 6 pts
- INSETS 6 pts
- NEATEN 6 pts
- NIENTE 6 pts
- SAINTS 6 pts
- SANEST 6 pts
- SANIES 6 pts
- SANSEI 6 pts
- SATEEN 6 pts
- SATINS 6 pts
- SEINES 6 pts
- SEITAN 6 pts
- SENATE 6 pts
- SENNAS 6 pts
- SENNET 6 pts
- SENNIT 6 pts
- SENSEI 6 pts
- SIENNA 6 pts
- SIESTA 6 pts
- SINNET 6 pts
- STAINS 6 pts
- STANES 6 pts
- STEINS 6 pts
- TASSIE 6 pts
- TEASES 6 pts
- TENESI 6 pts
- TENIAE 6 pts
- TENIAS 6 pts
- TENNES 6 pts
- TENNIS 6 pts
- TENSES 6 pts
- TINEAS 6 pts
- TISANE 6 pts
5-letter words
59 words- ANENT 5 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ANTES 5 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- EASES 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- ESNES 5 pts
- ETNAS 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NATES 5 pts
- NEATS 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NENES 5 pts
- NESTS 5 pts
- NINES 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- SAINS 5 pts
- SAINT 5 pts
- SANES 5 pts
- SASIN 5 pts
- SATES 5 pts
- SATIN 5 pts
- SATIS 5 pts
- SEATS 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- SEISE 5 pts
- SENES 5 pts
- SENNA 5 pts
- SENSA 5 pts
- SENSE 5 pts
- SENTE 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SENTS 5 pts
- SETAE 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- SNITS 5 pts
- STAIN 5 pts
- STANE 5 pts
- STANS 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- TAINS 5 pts
- TASES 5 pts
- TASSE 5 pts
- TEASE 5 pts
- TEENS 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TENNE 5 pts
- TENSE 5 pts
- TIANS 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
4-letter words
61 words- AINS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EASE 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- ESTS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NANS 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NESS 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- SAIN 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SANS 4 pts
- SATE 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- SEAS 4 pts
- SEAT 4 pts
- SEEN 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
- SENE 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SETA 4 pts
- SETS 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SINS 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SITS 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- STAN 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TANS 4 pts
- TASE 4 pts
- TASS 4 pts
- TEAS 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEES 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
3-letter words
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